…are dead set against any of the things I think could help pull the economy out of its rut, this means more economic stagnation. Can anyone point to any evidence…

…this year, after several years of stagnation real oil imports surged very strongly. That was a real surprise. With oil demand falling and oil stocks unusually high, why should oil…

…more virulent L-shaped near-depression or stag-deflation (a deadly combination of economic stagnation and price deflation) like the one Japan experienced in the 1990s after its real estate and equity bubbles…

…savings. Vested Interests in a Positive Theory of Stagnation and Growth P Krusell, JV Rios-Rull on the political economy of economies in transition. Interest groups. Reform blocked by vested interests….

…They had their roots in middle-class income stagnation, which helped cause an explosion in debt, and the mortgage meltdown was likely to be just the beginning, he said then.[italics mine]…

…am concerned this data leave us in the never-never land of stagnation and close to a recession but not really in a recession — a widespread and extended fall in…

…1% to 2% productivity growth you are back to around a zero growth rate for real GDP. It looks like a recession, but it could still just be stagnation. Average…

Some quick comments on the employment report. Does not look good. I’m starting to have doubts about my forecast that we are just sliding into a stagnation, not a recession…

The employment report data continues to imply that the economy is slowly sliding into a stagnation scenario. I let others argue, but I do not see how one can avoid…

…the last few years) is fast becoming less useful in explaining the so-called other parts of the economy like wage stagnation, profits, productivity, and wealth. Where the money goes is…